Fall - 2007
SECOND AREA OF CERTIFICATION
Middle School LANGUAGE ARTS with Elementary Education
Name:

Student #:
Note: SBU reserves the right to amend the curriculum and require teaching certificate candidates to graduate under a program which reflects the state certification requirements in force at the time of graduation.
GPA Requirements:
 •  2.5 overall and in the certificate subject area
 •  2.5 in professional education courses with no grade lower than a "C"
In addition to the certification requirements in Elementary Education, the following requirements must be met to complete a second area of certification in Middle School Language Arts.
Middle School (Second Area of Certification)
Course #
Course Title
Hours
Grade
Sem / Year
EDU 2463 Foundations of Middle School (F)
3
   
To enroll in 3000-4000 EDU courses:
 •  2.5 GPA overall and in the certificate subject area(s)
 •  Passing C-Base scores in all sections
 •  EDU pre-requisites met (EDU 2113, EDU 2131, EDU 2313)
 •  Teacher education file completed
EDU 4473 Psychology of the Middle School Student (F)
3
   
EDU 4493 Middle School Curriculum (S)
3
   
Middle School Language Arts Certification Requirements
(minimum 21 hours)
Composition and Rhetoric (9 hours)
ENG 1113 English Composition I (F / S) [See note on ENG 2213]
3
   
ENG 2213 English Composition II (F / S)*
*[ENG Comp II or ENG 1123, Honors Comp. -- must make a C or higher in ENG 1123 to receive credit for ENG 1113]
3
   
ENG 3353 Advanced Composition (S)
3
   
Study of the English Language (3 hours)
ENG 3373 Structure of the English Language (F)
3
   
American Literature (6 hours)
ENG 3303 American Literature for Adolescent Reader (F)
3
   
ENG _____ ENG 3313 American Literature I (F) or
ENG 3323 American Literature II (S) or
ENG 4483 The American Novel (S / even)
3
   
English Literature (3 hours)
ENG _____ circle selection title from courses below:
3
   
ENG 3233 Medieval & Renaissance English Literature (S, odd)
ENG 3243 17th and 18th Century Engoish Literature(S, even)
ENG 3333 The Romantic Period (F,even)
ENG 3343 The Victorian Period (S, odd)
ENG 4413 Shakespeare (F, odd)
ENG 4433 20th Century Engoish Literature (F, even)
ENG 4453 Milton (S, even)
ENG 4473 Modern Drama (F, odd)
Elementary education majors with Middle School as a second area of certification will take one Field Experience Level 1 (observing / assisting) and two Field Experience Level 2 classes:
• EDU 2121 Field Experience Level 1 in Middle School;
• EDU 3311 Field Experience Level 2, to be assigned in Grades 1, 2, 3; and
• EDU 3321 Field Experience Level 2, to be assigned in Grades 4, 5, 6.